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WHIZ News The Latest: No holding back, Nadal advances in 3 sets 5:30 p.m. If Rafael Nadal has bad back, he didn’t show any signs of it in his 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 win over Laslo Djere in the first round at the Australian Open. The No. 2-ranked Nadal is aiming to go one better than Roger Federer and win a men’s-record 21st men’s Grand Slam singles title. He didn’t play for Spain at the ATP Cup last week and has been troubled by stiffness in his lower back. “Well, it’s been a tough 15 days for me. I had some issues with the back,” Nadal said in his post-match interview. “I needed to ...

WHIZ News The Latest: 2020 finalist Muguruza advances in Australia 12:30 p.m. Garbiñe Muguruza has won her opening match at the Australian Open, where she reached the final last year before losing to American Sofia Kenin. Muguruza, a Spaniard seeded 14th, beat Margarita Gasparyan of Russia, 6-4, 6-0. Muguruza improved to 9-0 in first-round matches at Melbourne Park. The two-time Grand Slam champion lost only 11 points in the second set. ___ 12:20 p.m. Ann Li’s off to quite a start to 2021, moving into the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over No. 31 seed Zhang S...

Świątek and Rublev recognised as WTA and ATP reveal 2020 prize winners Tuesday, 22 December 2020 Poland's history-making French Open champion Iga Świątek and Russia's rising star Andrey Rublev were among the prize winners as the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) held their annual awards. The duo were both named as the Most Improved Player of the Year by the respective organisations. Świątek was recognised after becoming the first Polish player to win a Grand Slam title when she secured the French Open with victory over American Sofia Ken...